PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY - ELUCIDATING THE PROCESS

Authors
OLEARY A SAVARD J MILLER SM
Citation
A. Oleary et al., PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY - ELUCIDATING THE PROCESS, Current opinion in psychiatry, 9(6), 1996, pp. 427-432
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Current opinion in psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517367
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
427 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(1996)9:6<427:P-ETP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Research findings published during the past year strongly implicated t he role of sympathetic activity in mediating the relationship between acute stressors and alteration of immune function. However, more confl icting results were obtained regarding the potential mediating influen ce of endocrine and serotonergic activity (eg cortisol) in the immune response to depression, as well as for the general moderating role of psychological factors (eg intrusion, personality traits and social sup port).